Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
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Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
worn |
Mar 14 2021, 11:04 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I have a Triumph TR6 and my son has an MGB. British Heritage makes all of the body panels (I had to replace about half the sheet metal on my car) and reportedly obtained the dies by tracking them down after the collapse of British Leyland. What happened to the corresponding 914 dies after production ceased?
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bkrantz |
Mar 15 2021, 08:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,844 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Since I have no real knowledge, I can speculate about some future tech, with detailed 3D scanning of NOS or straight donor car parts, 3D printing of low-volume dies, and then inexpensive (?) stamping of limited run panels. Sounds easy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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Mikey914 |
Mar 15 2021, 10:44 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,684 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Since I have no real knowledge, I can speculate about some future tech, with detailed 3D scanning of NOS or straight donor car parts, 3D printing of low-volume dies, and then inexpensive (?) stamping of limited run panels. Sounds easy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) These are actually some of the things we are doing now. |
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